Brian Maienschein

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Brian Maienschein
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
California State Assembly District 76
Years in office: 2022 - 2024
Predecessor: Tasha Boerner Horvath (D)
Successor: Darshana Patel (D)
California State Assembly District 77
Years in office: 2012 - 2022
Predecessor: Brian Jones (R)
Successor: Tasha Boerner Horvath (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
University of California, Santa Barbara
Law
California Western School of Law
Personal
Birthplace
California
Profession
Commissioner on homelessness
Contact
Campaign website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Brian Maienschein (Democratic Party) was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 76. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. He left office on December 2, 2024.

Maienschein ran for election for San Diego City Attorney in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Maienschein switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat on January 24, 2019. He said, "Donald Trump has led the Republican Party to the extreme on issues that divide our country. But his leadership is not the only reason for my change in party affiliation. I, too, have changed."[1]

Biography

Maienschein graduated from Poway High School. He earned a B.A. in communications from the University of California-Santa Barbara and a J.D. from California Western School of Law. His career experience includes working as the homeless commissioner for United Way of San Diego. He served two terms on the San Diego City Council.[2][3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Maienschein was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Maienschein was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Maienschein was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Maienschein served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Maienschein served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2024)

General election

General election for San Diego City Attorney

Heather Ferbert defeated Brian Maienschein in the general election for San Diego City Attorney on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Heather Ferbert
Heather Ferbert (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
56.8
 
282,912
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (Nonpartisan)
 
43.2
 
214,872

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 497,784
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Attorney

Heather Ferbert and Brian Maienschein advanced from the primary for San Diego City Attorney on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Heather Ferbert
Heather Ferbert (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.2
 
122,894
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (Nonpartisan)
 
46.8
 
108,264

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 231,158
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Endorsements

Maienschein received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 76

Incumbent Brian Maienschein defeated Kristie Bruce-Lane in the general election for California State Assembly District 76 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (D)
 
51.6
 
78,895
Image of Kristie Bruce-Lane
Kristie Bruce-Lane (R) Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
73,944

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 152,839
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 76

Incumbent Brian Maienschein and Kristie Bruce-Lane defeated June Yang Cutter in the primary for California State Assembly District 76 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (D)
 
49.9
 
48,635
✔
Image of Kristie Bruce-Lane
Kristie Bruce-Lane (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.1
 
27,375
Image of June Yang Cutter
June Yang Cutter (R)
 
22.0
 
21,381

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 97,391
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 77

Incumbent Brian Maienschein defeated June Yang Cutter in the general election for California State Assembly District 77 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (D)
 
55.8
 
149,367
Image of June Yang Cutter
June Yang Cutter (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.2
 
118,396

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 267,763
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 77

Incumbent Brian Maienschein and June Yang Cutter advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 77 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (D)
 
57.5
 
86,998
✔
Image of June Yang Cutter
June Yang Cutter (R) Candidate Connection
 
42.5
 
64,384

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 151,382
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 77

Incumbent Brian Maienschein defeated Sunday Gover in the general election for California State Assembly District 77 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (R)
 
50.2
 
99,880
Image of Sunday Gover
Sunday Gover (D)
 
49.8
 
99,273

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 199,153
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 77

Incumbent Brian Maienschein and Sunday Gover advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 77 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Maienschein
Brian Maienschein (R)
 
56.1
 
63,269
✔
Image of Sunday Gover
Sunday Gover (D)
 
43.9
 
49,554

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 112,823
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[4]

Incumbent Brian Maienschein defeated Melinda K. Vasquez in the California State Assembly District 77 general election.[5][6]

California State Assembly, District 77 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Maienschein Incumbent 57.83% 121,140
     Democratic Melinda K. Vasquez 42.17% 88,344
Total Votes 209,484
Source: California Secretary of State


Melinda K. Vasquez and incumbent Brian Maienschein were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 77 Blanket primary.[7][8]

California State Assembly, District 77 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Melinda K. Vasquez
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Maienschein Incumbent

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Brian Maienschein (R) and Ruben "RJ" Hernandez (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Maienschein defeated Hernandez in the general election.[9][10][11]

California State Assembly, District 77, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Maienschein Incumbent 65.8% 82,987
     Democratic Ruben "RJ" Hernandez 34.2% 43,038
Total Votes 126,025

Endorsements

In 2014, Maienschein's endorsements included the following:[12]

  • Mayor Kevin Faulconer
  • CDF Firefighters
  • California School Employees Association
  • California Association of Highway Patrolmen
  • Peace Officers Research Association of California
  • Col. Bob Dingeman
  • Cheryl and Mike Shaw
  • Gloria Tran
  • Leigh and Gordon Boerner
  • Marjorie and Steve Cushman
  • Scott Brown
  • Christine and Gavin Millay
  • Marc Sorensen
  • Shana Smith
  • Jan and Ed Kane
  • Nancy and Lou Manso
  • Brad Fields
  • Kathy Randall
  • Dr. Bryon Solberg, M.D.
  • Lisa Black and Ken Klein

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Maienschein won election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 77. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Dustin Steiner (R) and Greg Laskaris (I). Maienschein defeated Ruben Hernandez (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[13][14][15]

California State Assembly, District 77, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Maienschein 60.1% 114,314
     Democratic Ruben "RJ" Hernandez 39.9% 75,824
Total Votes 190,138
California State Assembly, District 77 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Hernandez 24.2% 23,075
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Maienschein 47.3% 45,071
     Republican Dustin Steiner 15.1% 14,406
     Independent Greg Laskaris 13.3% 12,639
Total Votes 95,191

Endorsements

In 2012, Maienschein's endorsements included the following:[16]

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2014

Maienschein's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[17]

“ One of my top priorities in the Assembly has been to get Californians back to work. State government can make a difference by removing regulatory hurdles that have stifled economic growth and driven California companies to other states, and by encouraging the development of more clean jobs in the hi tech and bio medical fields.[18] ”

2012

  • In March, Republican candidates Steiner and Maienshien participated in a "Four Question Forum" for 760 KFMB. Audio of the forum can be found here.

Campaign finance summary

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Brian Maienschein campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022California State Assembly District 76Won general$2,155,902 $3,003,361
2020California State Assembly District 77Won general$1,822,838 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 77Won $743,609 N/A**
2014California State Assembly, District 77Won $783,709 N/A**
2012California State Assembly, District 77Won $390,968 N/A**
Grand total$5,897,025 $3,003,361
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Governing, "Republican Party Shrinks in California as Lawmaker Switches," January 24, 2019
    2. ↑ Brian Maienschein 2022 campaign website, "Meet Brian," accessed January 15, 2023
    3. ↑ LinkedIn, "Brian Maienschein," accessed January 15, 2023
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
    10. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
    11. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
    12. ↑ brianforassembly.com, "Endorsements," accessed September 23, 2014
    13. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
    14. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    15. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    16. ↑ Brian for Aassembly, "Endorsements," accessed October 12, 2012
    17. ↑ brianforassembly.com, "My Platform," accessed September 23, 2014
    18. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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